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I'm always surprised how poor legibility the most used digital map has (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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One shows only a few shops, often the ones that pay the most, the other shows the true number of different places in the area.

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (14 children)

I don't like that google selectively chooses to show certain businesses over others.

But at the same time the lower screenshot is just pure information overload, it has way too much going on for a casual map to use while walking around and that sort of thing.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

I don’t like that google selectively chooses to show certain businesses over others.

100% paid placements. I started looking for an alternative to Google Maps once they started putting POIs disguised as ads.

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